BW Sanderson: runs, wickets and records

BW Sanderson appears in 234 recorded men's matches, from 18 July 2015 to 24 September 2026, most often for Northamptonshire and Trent Rockets. The matches split as 119 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 115 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Derbyshire (23 matches), Leicestershire (23 matches) and Durham (21 matches). The ground used most often is County Ground, Northampton, with 93 matches.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 160 runs in 34 innings, an average of 8.42, a strike rate of 97.0 and a highest score of 27, with 3 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 1,257 runs in 161 innings, an average of 10.56, a strike rate of 51.5 and a highest score of 65, with 1 fifties and 28 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 147 wickets in 119 innings, an average of 23.53, an economy rate of 8.67 and best figures of 6 for 8, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 439 wickets in 202 innings, an average of 22.66, an economy rate of 2.70 and best figures of 8 for 73, including 23 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 65 from 28 balls against Lancashire at County Ground, Northampton on 9 May 2025 (the County Championship). 46 from 64 balls against Kent at County Ground, Northampton on 25 June 2023 (the County Championship). 42 from 42 balls against Kent at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on 4 August 2015 (the County Championship). 40 from 71 balls against Middlesex at Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood on 22 August 2024 (the County Championship). 38 from 80 balls against Gloucestershire at College Ground, Cheltenham on 25 July 2022 (the County Championship).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 8 for 73 against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Northampton on 12 September 2016. 7 for 31 against Worcestershire at County Ground, Northampton on 1 May 2026. 6 for 8 against Worcestershire at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on 6 June 2025. 6 for 37 against Sussex at County Ground, Hove on 30 June 2019. 6 for 54 against Durham at County Ground, Northampton on 16 September 2019.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 57 and lost 59 of the 119 recorded matches (49.1% of decided matches).

In the County Championship, the player's side won 35 and lost 38 of the 115 recorded matches (47.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Derbyshire: 8 won, 12 lost in 23 matches, Leicestershire: 9 won, 7 lost in 23 matches, Durham: 12 won, 7 lost in 21 matches, Worcestershire: 13 won, 7 lost in 20 matches and Lancashire: 6 won, 10 lost in 19 matches.

The grounds used most often are County Ground, Northampton (93), County Ground (21), Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street (10), Grace Road, Leicester (9), Edgbaston, Birmingham (9) and County Ground, Bristol (7).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (48), 2016 (58), 2017 (87), 2018 (79), 2019 (163), 2020 (3), 2021 (93), 2022 (211), 2023 (129), 2024 (160), 2025 (203), 2026 (183).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (10), 2016 (53), 2017 (44), 2018 (64), 2019 (67), 2020 (12), 2021 (49), 2022 (57), 2023 (46), 2024 (56), 2025 (48), 2026 (80).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (3), 2016 (15), 2017 (19), 2018 (21), 2019 (22), 2020 (10), 2021 (21), 2022 (26), 2023 (19), 2024 (24), 2025 (24), 2026 (30).

In the County Championship, 185 fours and 9 sixes, one boundary every 12.6 balls faced; 63.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 19 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, bowled 32%, caught and bowled 5% and run out 5%.

In the County Championship, 119 recorded dismissals: caught 52%, bowled 24%, lbw 20% and caught and bowled 2%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 919 dot balls (38.4% of legal deliveries), 6 maidens, 78 wides and 18 no-balls and wickets by caught 76%, bowled 18% and lbw 5%.

In the County Championship: 17,494 dot balls (79.1% of legal deliveries), 924 maidens, 16 wides and 170 no-balls and wickets by caught 56%, lbw 24% and bowled 19%.

The one player of the match award on record is dated 6 June 2026 (Northamptonshire v Durham): 1 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 10 June 2016 against Worcestershire and the latest 16 August 2026 against Manchester Super Giants.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 18 July 2015 against Derbyshire and the latest 24 September 2026 against Middlesex.

The most runs against a single opponent are 171 against Lancashire in 18 innings (average 15.55), 162 against Kent in 12 innings (average 20.25), 160 against Sussex in 10 innings (average 17.78) and 124 against Middlesex in 15 innings (average 10.33).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 73 against Leicestershire in 30 innings, 55 against Derbyshire in 33 innings, 54 against Worcestershire in 25 innings and 52 against Durham in 26 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are County Ground, Northampton (738 runs in 93 innings), County Ground, Hove (86 runs in 5 innings), St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (80 runs in 6 innings) and Grace Road, Leicester (61 runs in 6 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 21 matches, 93 runs and 49 wickets; 2022: 26 matches, 211 runs and 57 wickets; 2023: 19 matches, 129 runs and 46 wickets; 2024: 24 matches, 160 runs and 56 wickets; 2025: 24 matches, 203 runs and 48 wickets; 2026: 30 matches, 183 runs and 80 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2026, with 30 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2022: 211. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2026: 80.